PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13198, 3 February 1905, Page 3

PERSONAL NOTES FROM LONDON.

(Fkou Oua Own CnRBEsroKDENT.) LUiVllONVDccember 31. I hear that Marchioness of Dufferin intends making a voyage to 'ftew Zealand early in'the year. 1905 [or the purpose of paying .-a visit to her daughter, Lady I'lunket, .'wife of his .Excellency tho Governor.' , T , c ' Paragraphs about Lord atiu Lady bcaHeld and other members, of the family arc continually to bo met with in English newspapers.' The latest is the -following, which, in some of" its details, r is-new to mo. 1 simply quote it':-" Anno,' Countess of field, who lias just, joined tlio Auxiliary League of tho .Salvation . Army, is pfouil to bo known ;as the'.widow of a workingman peer. In New Zealand in the eighties she shaved tho many vicissitudes o£ her husband, the tenth .Earl, of Seaficld. 'When hard tirhos came' to us in Oamaru,' says the Dowager Countess, ' and fair-weather friends deserted us,- the poor and exiled sou of an ancicftt race saw no disgraco in toiling with liis hands to keep bur home together. \\ ith a houseful of babies at home ho'could not afford-to refuse, work, however rough, tie toiled as a navvy on .the roads, laying down tramlines, digging and fencing, and rabhitting uo -country—often .sleeping in the open air or' in a hen House. '-.For three whole weeks I have known him to be vainly ecelting work with a. single sixpence in his pockefc, which lie dare not- fipe-nd.'" Professor. R. J. Scott jChristclmrch). has just been to, sno mo to good-bye. _He has been unlucky during the..closing tortnight of his !stay in coming in for one of the worst'-fogs, on record, even in, London. Nevertheless, he was not to he deterred, but, with truo colonial energy and determination, lie managed to get to and from places that lie. Wished to sec when most Londoners had given up locomotion in despair, llecently he visited the great automobile show ill Paris, with'which he was delighted. - "It was .indeed, a very fine show," he observed to mo; "well worth going ■ over from London to see." Professor Scott is - very sanguine _ as to the results of two inventions which he has patented in relation to motor car working. One is a special carburettor, which automatically ensures a proper supply of atmospheric air to the engine at all speeds. Tho other, patent is in respect of a subordinate" detail, which is nevertheless important. 110 expects great things from these devices. Professor Scott embarks in the Now Zealand Shipping Company's direct steamer-liimutaka on Monday next at Plymouth for his-return voyage to New Zealand. I am glad to learn from him that his health has benefited greatly by his tour, and certainly he leaves England looking remarkably well and "fit." Assuredly, too, lie has made the. best possible use of his time, and has seen' more in n few months than most visitors would, in as many years. Tho information which lie'has thus acquired cannot fail to bo of great."use to, the students to whom, : in due course, he will impart it. The death is announced this week of Mrs Mary Hawdon, widow of the late Hon. J. Ilawdon, member of. the Legislative Council, New Zealand. The dcoeased lady, who was a daughter of the late Rev. Gcorgo Macfarlane, vicar of Gainford, passed away on tho 22nd inst-., at Putuey Heath, London. .

From Ml- Percy J. Ling, of His Majesty's Office of Works, I havo received some interesting notes in reference to his recent trip to New Zealand. It will doubtless be romemberd that owing to prolonged overwork Mr Ling's health broke down, and his medical attendants ordered for him the long sea voyage to New Zealand, with a period of rest and chango'to be spent in the colony. After a sojourn in New Zealand of somo months' duration, Mr Ling reached London again on December 10. Ho left England just about a year ago in the s.s. Turakina, and now, on his return to this City, lip writes to me:—"l may say that my stay in New Zealand has done wonders for iny health, and I feel I cannot speak too highly of the climate, the scenery, and the. most hospitable character of the people of New Zealand. Arriving at Auckland on February 18, I stayed for a timo in the Thermal Springs district ,at Kotonia and To Aroha, then, before proceeding south, I stayed for a lime in Dcvonport.. I derived great lienefit from a slay of some weeks in tlio Cold Lakes district of Otago. I lwive been also oil a long visit to my" uncle. Mr Joseph Hatch, of 'Invcrcargill, an old meinbor of . tho House of Representatives. Visits to Chri-stchureh, Dnncdii), and Wellington completed my tour. I left Wellington on October 28 by'.the B.s. 'Kiinutaka, ana had wliat -I understand to be a'record' trip Home as '.regards weather." ' We rounded the.'False' Horn on-November Jl in lovely weather, blue sky and sunshine tho whole day. I undorstand it is many years since one of tho direct steamers from New Zealand has been through this channel. We reached Monte Video on November 16 in lovely weather, and 'feneriffo oii December' 3, arriving in the A r iotoria Docks on Friday afternoon, 9th inst-." Mr Ling will resume his -duties-at His Majesty's Office of .Works in the new year, -under Sir Schomberg M!'Doiuiell, X'C.l3. " It is generally beliovc-d," says a London paper, " that Mr Seddon will come to Loudnn as the first High Commissioner for New ZcAnd,- a position created by an act recently passed by the JSew Zealand Parliament, In any case, it will evineo gross ingratitude if .the admirable manner in which Mr Beeves .has represented tlio colony in London is overlooked. Apart from the Imperial acta instigated, by Mr Seddon, the history of New Zealand, is one of itudistnrhod progress,.! There has been fresh legislation of a quietly experimental kind, ilhil some friction caused by its administration. Tho groat bulk of the farming backbone of (ho country, however, is prosperous and content-." Mr 0. B. Morisqn's work on the Law of Limited Liability .Companies in New Zealand is being favourably commented upon here.

• Mr Pegrim has this week completed in clay the statue 'of Sir Logan Campbell. Mr Reaves, who has seen the statue; expresses himself as muoh pleased with it.

Miss Constance Barnicoat returned to London this week after having spent the Christmas holidays very pleasantly in an exceedingly remote part of Lincolnshire. Callers at- tlib New. Zealand Agencygeneral have not ken specially numerous.' It was not, expected, tliat there would be many, for there never are at this time of year, Those who have left their 'names include Mrs. Sutherland (Poverty Bay) airi the Misses S. and M. Sutherland, Mr J. Henderson (Taieri), Miss Brenda. C. Bacon (Wellington), Mr P. ,f. Garvey (Wellington), Mr F. P, Garvey (Welington), Professor H. B. Kirk (Wellington). According to', a London Jiternry noto chronicler; —" 'Lady Jim, of G'urzon Street' is the taking title of an ostensibly 'smart' society novel, from the pen of Mr Fergus Hnnie, which is to be published by Mr T. Werner Laurie early in February. The heroine is the beautiful and unscrupulous wife of Lord Kaimea, the notorious second son of the great; Dtika of Pentland. She with her rogue of a husband to conipass his succession, to the title, ami the plot falls'through as plots ought to no in all well-conducted fiction, even of iho 'smart' society type..". Miss Jean Diinsmuir (Dunedin) has been the guest -of Mr and Mrs James Adams during the Ohristmas holidays. I hear that she has just completed a term of voice training wtli Signor StefTanj, and has given her master every satisfaction, and has made vc.ry decided progress .-.with her studies. Miss Dunsniuir anticipates a further throe months' stay jn the Old Country, and slit} will prolrabV take a fow, finishing lessons with that, eminent vocalist and teacher. Mr Santlev-, before leaving on her return to the colony. , Mr Adam M'Craeken (D lined in) has. come to London on. business, in connection with the sale of the Taioo Ebplosives natents for Great. Britain and other countries on behalf of a powerful Dunedin syndicate, in which lie himself is a.law holder. Just at present Mr M'Cracken is taking advantage of the holldav. season by,, vfe'tinp. old- friends and old' familiar" places .in Seotawl. He came home bv way of Canada, and tells me that he was much impressed with the vastnfss of that"country and its absolute eaoa. citjr to'.lie- the. granary of the British Empire,* also with. ,the ; iinanimitv of the Gmadion people iii favour of Mr Obamherlain'6 project's. -"When to tl"s >s ndi'od the faot. that New Zealand ond Australia can supnlv.alUlw homo wants for wool, mnt'on,' and beef,' Mr M'Cracken .'rem.T'ke't that he failed to the fair schemes ran be ignored if justice'is to 1« done to* outlives.; - ' Mr J.' Henderson (Taieri). who came to London a .-little while a<ro to gainexperience in the 'Engineering' profession, has since hisarrival hren iii the office. of Messrs Inder and HeudersonT consulting-engineers, at. Pt. : Michael's nllpy. .Gornhill. _ He expects to lie absent front New Zeilaud for about three or ; fnur years.at theleast: have been 'asked to record' the death,: .which' occurred -.at, .BNorton, street. Edin-v bunrh, On t.li<> .22m1-inst;. of Mis 'Rlisabeth: M'Kenzie Jeftarv, wife of Mr ILJeffarv. ; At tho df Scotland in Paris a' weddingiof intefeit'tn, New.inland; readers tMk nlace nu,pwml)er. ZB. The bride was' Miss' Klsjieth SmMtpo Trotter, daughter of; the. late Twieddale.Trotter of.

I'nrliok (Glasgow), Auckland (Now Zealand), and of 9 Lander road, Edinburgh. The brid cgroom., was Mr James Ilart Fawccti, mining engineer. The marriage ceremony was performed by tho Itov. Edwin J. Becchju, M.A., B.D. This morning I have recAved Irom the London office of the New Zealand Shipping Company the official list of passengers who are travelling by tho s.s. Rimutalta. Tho vessol i 3 commanded: by Captain Greenstreet, and Dr E. C.vHayes.is the,medical officer on board. ■ The oaloon pa'ssongcrs are:-Professor R.-J.-Scott, tho Rev. W. Baumber and Mrs Eatimber, the Bev. i\ W. Chatterton, Mrs and Miss Chatterton, the Rev. C. Coleridge Harper, Mrs Harper, Miss A. Harrier, and tho Masters Harper (2), Dr.J. It. Thomas,- Mr ami Mrs J. Gregory Bond, Mr and Mrs Graham Roberts, Mr and Mrs W. E. Brown, Miss Brown, and the Masters Brown (3), Mr and Mm F. Harris, Air and Mrs .T. L. 0. Matheson and Muster Matheson, Mrs W. L. Browne, Mm E. Weeks, Mrs J. M. Dougla-s and the Misses Constance, Christina, a„d W. Douglas, Mrs A. M. fsitt/ MiasF. Jsitt, and t.lie Masters Isitt (2), Mrs S. T. Jcnson, Mrs H. Oliver,. Mrs D. l'.nne and Master Paine, Miss 0. Graham, "fiss A.B. Price, Miss A. it. Roonev, Miss A. C. Thomson, Miss E. Bearne, Miss E. C!. l'ield, Miss E. ]), Thomas, Mr E A. A gutter, Mr ,T. R Davenport, Mr !\I B. l'ncc, Mr C. 11. de Vino. Mv 0. 1' Chapnis, JTr R. ,T. Corbett, Mr G. A, Gibson, Mr William MacdonaJd, Mr A. M'Nab P Mitchell, Mr J. A. Taggart, Mr l ercy nilcox. In tho third class'there are 95 passengers. The Kimutaka Jeavos London to-day, and she will sail from Plymouth on Mondav.

Tho MaTylebono Cricket Club has notifed Mr I A. Vuilo (hat it will lie pleased i f 'l® dedicates his monograph on "Tho I'lighfc of tho Ball, Including Swerve in Howling' _t„.-that club. This hook will consist principally of articles which have appeared in tho I'iold, and which were written by Mr A aile. No higher testimony I to Ills handling of this' subject, which has dS\ bccj ?, \ so "!'ce of argument and ill, c "cketcrs, is possible. <\i n- r °i nf S i to helieve that the Colonial Club, which has been the means of bringing, together many colonial people ill London who otherwise, would probably not have met, would disband. Mr Vaile endeavoured to enlist Mr Joseph Chamberam s support in re-establishing the club but .owing to the many calls on his time this. was not possible. However, I learn that the matter has ten so arranged that the club will oontinno stronger than ever. In addition, there has recently been formed by s}mpathisers of Mr Chamberlain's fiscal proposals the United Empire Club, whichehou!d vprovc very useful to colonists visitmtr Loudon. Amonjr the foundation memhers are .pari Flt7.willio.rn, Earl Grey and tlio Eaxl of Dunravon, Lord Aylmor, lor'T de Blaipnre. Lord- -Lawrence. Loi-d Ponrhyn. Lord Tennyson, Lord Ardilann, Lord Haliburton. Sir Charles Tiippcr, Messrs A. H. Chamlierlain, P. A. Vaile. Hildehrand, JTarmswor'th, ' Lieutenantcolonel Cornwallis-West, Sir. Victor Horsley. and others. The new political i-liib promises to bo a niost isucccfsfiM institution, for its management is in excellent'hands. Among the passengers who left Loudon yesterday by the Orient steamer Ortona was Mr, Alfred Shrubb. He goes first to Melbourne, whore lie is duo to arrive about the Bth February. His first raeo after .'anding will be oil the; 25th February. From Melbourne he will go on to Sydney, thence to Wellington and Auckland; from thero to Victoria, and oil. to Christchnxch for the New Zealand championships. As" at present arranged, he will leave New Zealand on the 17th April, "and is expected back in London -about the end' of May. On the 12th .Tun® lie.will run for the South London Harriers against the Racing Olub-de France in Paris, and. defend bis title to'.the One and Four-mile Championships in, London . in July. It was noted that 'the famous runner seemed in excellent health and spirits on his departure for tho colonies'. He goes out with the sanction-and approval of the ■ English Amateur Athletic Association as tho guest of the Now Zealand Athletic Association, and, health permitting, he " will doubtless return to England the holder of' many colonial championships and 'bests on record.'j. Under the auspices of the League of Empire, Dr F.' AV. Pennofathr.r a few evenings wo delivered to tlio linvs of the great Eugby "Public Sehool a verv interesting lectuvo on New Zealand. He .had an audience of 400 boys, who inarifeste-l tlio. utmost attention and interest Uiroughout,' showing due appreciation of all the points made bv the leoturer. The. lecture was' illustrated by i?lidos lent, lr- the Agwit-ceneTal's department. Dr Ponnefather is staying in London for tho present, to wind up various affairs oonncclcd with the estates pf;bis,lalc brother, whose dccease. ,1 (had occasion-to mention recently.